The British half-term destinations that are brilliant all year round

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Last February my family and I spent a few days in Trevaunance Cove in St Agnes, on Cornwall’s northern coast, enjoying a sunny six-mile jaunt along an empty path towards Porthtowan.

One October in St Mawes we found the drama of a seaside cottage unbeatable, taking dramatic speedboat trips around Cornwall’s southern coves and getting cosy by the fire. We’ve spent May half-term exploring East Anglia, and some of winter’s darkest days in Edinburgh.